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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

22,543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.72/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 857 lb · 3,831 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.17/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 718 lb · 3,375 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.53/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 757 lb · 2,419 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,543 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 50 196.00 $196.00 $1,323 -1.62
700–730 715 465 192.00–197.92 $193.91 $1,386 +2.44
725 725 67 186.00 $186.00 $1,348 -5.47
750 750 130 191.00 $191.00 $1,432 +5.50
750–775 764 646 182.00–192.78 $185.40 $1,416 -0.10
775 775 65 194.00 $194.00 $1,504 +8.50
800 800 126 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 +6.00
800–816 803 426 179.00–187.83 $184.21 $1,479 -1.79
815 815 125 191.89 $191.89 $1,564 +8.33
850 850 58 183.00 $183.00 $1,556 +0.25
850 850 700 185.00 $185.00 $1,572 +2.25
850–860 859 2,732 178.00–184.00 $180.82 $1,553 -1.93
860–875 862 341 181.00–187.89 $182.03 $1,569 -0.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 280 198.51 $198.51 $1,340 +6.47
733 733 73 191.00 $191.00 $1,400 +5.91
735 735 500 188.94 $188.94 $1,389 +3.85
775 775 85 186.93 $186.93 $1,449 +5.68
790 790 130 184.00 $184.00 $1,454 +2.75
800–825 809 801 180.00–186.00 $183.64 $1,486 +4.76
800–844 826 215 178.89–180.01 $179.61 $1,484 +0.73
850 850 525 177.00 $177.00 $1,504 -2.00
850–875 857 255 174.00–181.68 $177.88 $1,524 -1.12
900 900 56 168.22 $168.22 $1,514 —
925–930 925 285 174.00–178.00 $176.19 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–864 851 643 168.44–169.44 $168.54 $1,434 -0.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 440 181.91 $181.91 $1,064 —
625 625 80 195.50 $195.50 $1,222 +9.19
675 675 2,000 193.00 $193.00 $1,303 ±0.00
675 675 50 184.92 $184.92 $1,248 -8.08
675 675 100 182.00 $182.00 $1,228 -11.00
700 700 140 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 +3.00
700–725 712 137 177.00–178.00 $177.49 $1,264 +0.07
700–725 717 1,972 183.00–188.00 $187.45 $1,344 +10.03
700–735 722 1,126 175.50–179.84 $176.15 $1,272 -1.27
750 750 1,320 183.00–188.00 $186.55 $1,399 +3.30
750–775 751 499 170.00–178.70 $174.03 $1,307 -4.22
775 775 70 178.00 $178.00 $1,380 +1.76
750–785 776 530 174.00–178.00 $176.57 $1,370 +0.33
800 800 58 173.00 $173.00 $1,384 -6.00
825 825 120 171.00 $171.00 $1,411 -1.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1,300 176.00 $176.00 $1,056 -19.00
650–685 666 290 189.40–192.50 $191.00 $1,272 -8.50
725 725 70 169.00 $169.00 $1,225 -6.00
725 725 280 178.00–179.00 $178.25 $1,292 +3.25
750 750 347 172.91–174.36 $173.36 $1,300 +1.26
800 800 600 158.26 $158.26 $1,266 -20.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 130 163.24 $163.24 $1,265 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 170 225.00 $225.00 $900 —
502 502 100 198.00 $198.00 $994 —
600 600 160 185.00 $185.00 $1,110 —
700 700 140 172.00 $172.00 $1,204 -1.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 75 235.00 $235.00 $940 —
600 600 320 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —
725 725 140 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 -2.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.